I was reading another Proverb and wondered…how do you drive out the mocker?
Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended. One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace will have the king for a friend. Proverbs 22:10-11
I see more mockers every day. Those who don’t know Jesus and don’t want to. Those who were raised to believe in the great lie. Those who are being trained up in satanic practices and not godliness.
Then it hit me, we drive out mockers with Truth. There is no law against the Truth. Nothing can stand against it. If we are confident in the Truth, and refuse to compromise for the lie, then the lie will fall away, and the Truth will remain.
It’s really that simple.
When I’ve watched different public personalities come out with Truth, then be bombarded with intimidation and lies, I always think, “Don’t give in…Because if you do, they’ll eat you alive. Stay strong with the Truth. Never give in.”
Sometimes they do and sometimes they don’t…but when they waver, they are always destroyed. I’ve observed this time and time again.
The mocker can’t stand up against a solid Truth. An unwavering Truth.
Read part of that verse again…
Drive out the mocker, and out goes strife; quarrels and insults are ended. (vs. 10)
We are in the midst of so much strife. There is a lot of fighting and insults…except it’s mostly one sided…the side that is standing on lies. It’s interesting to watch the side of Truth react with kindness and generosity toward those stuck in lies, while the liars seem to have gnashing teeth toward those who live Truth.
Not your “truth” and my “truth” …THE Truth. The truth doesn’t have versions…it just is.
It’s time to stop apologizing for believing what is True, and it’s time to simply walk in the Truth no matter what anyone else says or argues. No matter how much you feel sorry for someone. We can’t afford to let our emotions cause us to capitulate to a lie. That’s not love.
Love rejoices in the Truth.
Love does not delight in evil but rejoices with the truth. 1 Corinthians 13:6
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